Pakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seats
Mobile and internet services remain suspended across most of the territory. Advertisement JAAC’s leadership is not on the ballot and has urged supporters to boycott the vote.Of all the movement’s demands, one issue has proved impossible to resolve: the 12 refugee seats. The government says they cannot be touched without a constitutional amendment.
- ▪Mobile and internet services remain suspended across most of the territory.
- ▪Advertisement JAAC’s leadership is not on the ballot and has urged supporters to boycott the vote.Of all the movement’s demands, one issue has proved impossible to resolve: the 12 refugee seats.
- ▪The government says they cannot be touched without a constitutional amendment.
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News|ElectionsPakistan’s Kashmir votes: Why the election hinges on 12 disputed seatsThe fight over refugee representation has revived longstanding questions about democracy, autonomy and political power.ListenListen (12 mins)SaveClick here to share on social mediashare-nodesSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoA citizen waves the flag of Azad Kashmir while attending a rally marking the 10th death anniversary of the Kashmiri separatist leader Burhan Wani, in Karachi, Pakistan, on July 8, 2026 [Shahzaib Akber/EPA]By Abid HussainPublished On 27 Jul 202627 Jul 2026Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan-administered Kashmir, formally known as Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), has spent the summer under an unofficial state of emergency.Since early June, nearly 40 people…
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